Memorable Passage

I'm sure those reading this have no doubt that my memorable passage will be from one the Harry Potter books, and they would be correct. There are many great quotes that have been derived from the rustling pages of these famous books, and have been used for many things, including Pinterest pictures.

However, my passage is one of the lesser quoted ones.

"A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be woken in a few hours' time by Mrs. Dursley's scream as she opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by his cousin Dudley...He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: 'To Harry Potter - the boy who lived!'"

This passage is very important for many different reasons. One of those is that this is the beginning, where it all happened. This is Harry Potter's remaining family, to his and the audience's great distress. This displays Albus Dumbledore's complete incompetence, and one of the many reasons I highly dislike the old professor, who is also the favorite of many. But this man left Harry Potter to grow up in an abusive home, one where he knew he was not wanted or loved, where he was the punching bag for his cousin, and where he knew nothing of friendship. Perhaps this is why Harry is more humble when he discovers of his fame in the wizarding world, because all he's ever been told is that he's not worth anything. We'll never know what would've happened if Harry Potter's parents had remained alive, and he continued living with them as he grew up and went to Hogwarts. What would family visits with Petunia and her family be like? We'll also never know what would've happened if the adults who knew about Harry Potter before he went to Hogwarts had stepped in on the abuse of him at the Dursley's household, and taken him under their wing. In another passage, Harry states that Hogwarts is his home, and returning to it every September 1st is his returning to home. This is also the origination of his famous title, "The Boy Who Lived." The boy whose mother's sacrifice delivered his life to still be intact after Voldemort's attempt at murder. The boy whose legacy would live on in not just the wizarding world, but the muggle one as well.